# Text Workflow vs School Days Counter & Widget

Text Workflow and School Days Counter & Widget both sit at 4.7 stars, but that hides the real split: 96% of Text Workflow's written reviews are positive against 56% of School Days Counter & Widget's. Text Workflow also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 8 days vs monthly). School Days Counter & Widget's advantage is device support (4 vs 2). On price, rating, ratings volume and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Text Workflow sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and School Days Counter & Widget sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Text Workflow against 4.8 for School Days Counter & Widget. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 178 and 123 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 96% of Text Workflow's written reviews are positive against 56% of School Days Counter & Widget's.

Text Workflow ships an update every 8 days, School Days Counter & Widget monthly. Both last shipped on November 12, 2026.

## The numbers

| Metric | Text Workflow | School Days Counter & Widget |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | [4.7 (178 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/text-workflow-clean-any-text/id1623230250/reviews) | **[4.8 (123 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/school-days-counter-and-widget/id6476528951/reviews)** |
| Number of ratings | **178** | 123 |
| Positive reviews | **95.6% of reviews** | 55.6% of reviews |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Ads | **No** | Yes |
| Update frequency | **Every 8 days** | Monthly |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Size | 36 MB | 10 MB |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | **iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch** |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Georgios Trigonakis](https://appshunter.io/developer/439577899) | [Shayes Apps LLC](https://appshunter.io/developer/412539504) |

## What reviewers say

### Text Workflow

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/text-workflow-clean-any-text/id1623230250)

Effortlessly clean, convert, and format text with over 50 actions. Automate repetitive text tasks by saving steps as workflows, accessible with a single tap. Works privately on iPhone, iPad, and Mac.

**Highlights:** 50+ text cleaning and formatting actions, Save and run custom text workflows, Clean AI-generated text, Format text from PDFs and web pages, Convert text to JSON, CSV, Markdown, Integrates with Shortcuts for automation, Sync workflows across devices with iCloud

**Features:** Family Sharing, Vision Pro support, iPhone Duo support

**In-app purchases (3)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Text Workflow Full Access | $0.99 | per month |
| Text Workflow Full Access | $6.99 | per year |
| Lifetime Premium | $17.99 | one-time |

**What reviewers like**

- 🚀 Adds significant functionality to Shortcuts
- 💡 Powerful text manipulation and data conversion
- 👍 Excellent for testing Regex patterns
- 👍 Incredibly useful and handy
- 👍 Magic in your pocket

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 Family sharing for subscription not enabled
- 🐛 Free plan has a 100-character limit
- 🐛 Restore purchase doesn't work
- 🐛 Last update broke Shortcuts
- 🐛 Redirecting behavior in Shortcuts even without using the action

**Reported bugs**

- Last update broke Shortcuts
- Shortcuts open the app and stop instead of returning data
- Error message when selecting a workflow in Shortcuts action
- Restore purchase doesn't work

**Requested features**

- Support for family sharing for subscriptions
- Support for more languages
- Ability to convert VB code to C#
- Ability to change AI models (e.g., 16K ChatGPT, 32K GPT-4)
- Ability to alter AI temperature settings, top-p, top-K, frequency penalties, token limit, stop sequence


### School Days Counter & Widget

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/school-days-counter-and-widget/id6476528951)

Track days until school events, vacations, or deadlines with customizable countdowns. Features include school schedule integration, exclusion lists, and calendar imports. Widgets and Apple Watch support provide quick updates.

**Highlights:** Customizable countdowns/count-ups, School schedule integration, Exclusion lists for off days, Calendar holiday import, Home & Lock Screen widgets, Apple Watch app & complications, iCloud sync, Sharing options

**Features:** Family Sharing, Apple Watch app, Vision Pro support, iPhone Duo support

**In-app purchases (1)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Premium | $1.99 | one-time |


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Text Workflow free?

Text Workflow is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Is School Days Counter & Widget free?

School Days Counter & Widget is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Which has better reviews, Text Workflow or School Days Counter & Widget?

School Days Counter & Widget is rated higher. Text Workflow averages 4.7 out of 5 from 178 ratings, while School Days Counter & Widget averages 4.8 from 123 ratings.

### Do Text Workflow or School Days Counter & Widget have ads?

School Days Counter & Widget shows ads; Text Workflow does not.

### Which is updated more often, Text Workflow or School Days Counter & Widget?

Text Workflow ships an update every 8 days, and School Days Counter & Widget monthly. Most recently, Text Workflow was updated on November 12, 2026 and School Days Counter & Widget on November 12, 2026.

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